Music Reviews

Charli XCX Sucker

Charlotte Aitchison has a couple things running through her mind, but it's nothing that can't be expressed through a collection of 13 top rate pop-punk gems.

Luiza Lodder boom-claps to the sound of Sucker...

For their fifth album and the first since the death of bassist Gerard Smith, TV On The Radio has created a joyous affair that reflects on the members' long-lasting friendship and the ecstasy of being alive.

Joe Marvilli watches TV On The Radio shift their position into the light...

Foo Fighters Sonic Highways

The 8th Foo Fighters LP is an intriguing prospect, with each track being recorded in a different US city of musical notoriety. Such an educational excursion has however resulted instead in a celebration American rock music from coast to coast, instead of a Foos album with any identity of its own.

Carl Purvis could do with a road map...

Ariel Pink pom pom

Everyone's favorite nympho drops the Haunted Graffiti name for his latest, a double album in which he rightfully takes full artistic credit and responsibility for every single detail that defines his warped sense of propriety.

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...

Hookworms The Hum

The Leeds/Halifax five-piece's latest foray into psychedelia is a measured, workmanlike effort that offers few surprises.

Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...

Jessie Ware Tough Love

Jessie Ware is the latest in a series of British artists to leave her mark on soulful pop. Does she succeed with her sophomore effort Tough Love?

Luiza Lodder reviews...

Bent Knee Shiny Eyed Babies

An album pregnant with themes of loss, guilt, and fear of an uninhabitable future, this Boston-based band hasn't a cure but rather a dynamically new and accessible art rock sound for what's ailing them.

Grant Phipps nurtures...